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Parsonstown Workhouse (Birr Co. Offaly) -Front Elevation
Parsonstown Workhouse (Birr, Co. Offaly) was built in 1842 to accommodate 700 inmates. Like all of the workhouses built after the passage of the 1838 Poor Law it was built to a standard Neo-Gothic Design. Male and Female quarters were separate . The workhouse was built to deal with the growing problem of poverty in 19th century Ireland. The Workhouse was managed by a Board of Guardians made up typically of prominent local landlords and businessmen. They met weekly to discuss the day to day management of the workhouse. Minutes of these meetings show that they were concerned with such matters as ordering of provisions
Terraced cottages at Sandymount Lane
Photograph of cottages at Sandymount Lane
Elmgrove Distillery
This was the smaller of the two distilleries situated on the outskirts of the town. It was
Old Cross Square
Image of the Old Cross which is located in Old Cross Square, Monaghan. it originally stood in the Diamond as is one of the towns oldest monuments
Monaghan Courthouse (Side View)
Side view of Monaghan Courthouse.
Parsonstown Workhouse
Parsonstown Workhouse was built in 1842 to accommodate 700 inmates. Like all of the workhouses built after the passage of the 1838 Poor Law it was built to a standard Neo-Gothic Design. Male and Female quarters were separate . The workhouse was built to deal with the growing problem of poverty in 19th century Ireland. The Workhouse was managed by a Board of Guardians made up typically of prominent local landlords and businessmen. They met weekly to discuss the day to day management of the workhouse. Minutes of these meetings show that they were concerned with such matters as ordering of provisions
Kanturk Castle, Co. Cork
West end of North Mall
Photograph showing the West end of North Mall and the house of Francis Wise
Cork Camera Club collection, Cork City Libraries
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